Need help creating a smart playlist with multiple rules

I'd like to make a smart playlist that:
has the word 'Anime' in its Name, or Album title
has the word 'Cover' in its Album title
does not have the word 'OST' in its Album title
Thanks in advance!

Create a new smart playlist, click the + symbol, then the second ellipsis ... then the last + symbol. This will give you the rule structure as shown below, edit the parts accordingly.
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You can use playlist membership as a criterion in a Smart Playlist.
So if the list you are moving them to is "SecondPlaylist" (or whatever you wish to call it) then add a rule to your custom-tailored Recently Added that states "Playlist" "is not" "SecondPlaylist."
Not sure I am getting this. You understand that I am IMPORTING new files into iTunes - I am not moving already imported files into a playlist.
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Genre is not Comedy.
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